{"id":22546,"date":"2021-10-25T14:08:05","date_gmt":"2021-10-25T14:08:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/provost\/?page_id=22546"},"modified":"2026-01-12T15:55:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T20:55:08","slug":"stem-designated-program-inventory","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/provost\/academic-administration-accreditation-and-assessment\/accreditation\/stem-designated-program-inventory\/","title":{"rendered":"STEM-Designated Program Inventory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p2\"><i>Last Updated: July 22, 2024 <\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) STEM Designated Degree Program List is a complete list of fields of study that DHS considers to be science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM) fields of study for purposes of the 24-month STEM optional practical training extension described at <i>8 CFR 214.2(f)<\/i>. Under <i>8 CFR 214.2(f)(10)(ii)(C)(2)<\/i>, a STEM field of study is one \u201cincluded in the Department of Education\u2019s Classification of Instructional Programs taxonomy within the two-digit series containing engineering, biological sciences, mathematics, and physical sciences, or a related field. In general, related fields will include fields involving research, innovation, or development of new technologies using engineering, mathematics, computer science, or natural sciences (including physical, biological, and agricultural sciences).\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Accordingly, this list designates the following four primary CIP series at the 2-digit CIP code level: Engineering (14), Biological and Biomedical Sciences (26), Mathematics and Statistics (27) and Physical Sciences (40). Any new additions to those areas will automatically be included on this STEM Designated Degree Program List.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">This list also includes CIPs from the following 18 related CIP series at the 6-digit CIP code level: Agricultural\/Animal\/Plant\/Veterinary Science and Related Fields (01); Natural Resources and Conservation (03); Architecture and Related Services (04); Communication, Journalism and Related Programs (09); Communications Technologies\/Technicians and Support Services (10); Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (11); Education (13); Engineering\/Engineering- Related Technologies\/Technicians (15); Military Science, Leadership and Operational Art (28); Military Technologies and Applied Sciences (29); Multi\/Interdisciplinary Studies (30); Science Technologies\/Technicians (41); Psychology (42); Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (43); Social Sciences (45); Transportation and Materials Moving (49); Health Professions and Related Programs (51); and Business, Management, Marketing and Related Support Services (52).<\/p>\n<p>You can find a complete listing of all CIP codes on the <a class=\"u-link-external\" href=\"https:\/\/nces.ed.gov\/ipeds\/cipcode\/browse.aspx?y=55\">National Center for Education Statistics website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last Updated: July 22, 2024 The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) STEM Designated Degree Program List is a complete list of fields of study that DHS considers to be&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":4676,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/one-column.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-22546","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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